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After 17-month layoff, serious health concerns and more – Vergil Ortiz Jr is back

Arnold Barboza Jr., Ohara Davies, Vergil Ortiz, Oscar De La Hoya, Fredrick Lawson, Bernard Hopkins, Ismael Barroso and Raul Curiel pose for the media...

Primed for a welterweight world title shot, Vergil Ortiz Jr was searching for answers after a prolonged health scare saw him withdraw on multiple occasions from career-altering bouts. A rhabdomyolysis diagnosis wasn’t heeded but eventually, he came to the conclusion 147lbs wasn’t a sustainable weight cut any longer – so now it’s onwards to the light-middleweight division.   Continue reading “After 17-month layoff, serious health concerns and more – Vergil Ortiz Jr is back”